The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George Washington. It was a man named Artemas Ward.

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

The New Republic reports members of the U.S. military are spending July 4 demanding answers about the consequences of ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on this 250th anniversary.

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

Fourteen unknown Black men fought in the Battle of Princeton Nearly 250 years ago, the Continental Army under the command of George Washington secured a pivotal victory over British forces at ...

His men built forts at Brooklyn Heights and placed troops along Gowanus Heights as protection. In early July, 400 British ...

When Benjamin Patterson stood at the grave of a 23-year-old World War II combat engineer from North Lawrence, he didn’t just ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

Unquestionably it was a foundational document for America, calling for unity against Great Britain in the struggle for ...